Flavonoid-rich foods may blunt breast cancer risk tied to genetics
A large prospective study links tea, apples, oranges, berries, and other flavonoid-rich foods with reduced breast cancer risk,…
Top researcher appointed inaugural Dr Patricia Kailis Chair in Rare Diseases
Internationally recognised leader in rare neuromuscular disease research Professor Gina Ravenscroft has been appointed the inaugural Dr Patricia…
Lighting the way towards a new treatment for blindness
Adelaide University researchers have carried out the first in-human trial of a new type of treatment for a…
Breastfeeding up to six months linked to lower ADHD risk
A new study from the University of Bergen shows an association between breastfeeding up to six months of…
AI image-based risk scores enable dynamic breast cancer assessment
Using artificial intelligence (AI), researchers found that image-based risk scores for breast cancer derived from screening mammograms evolve…
New biological age tools could reveal health risks before symptoms appear
From gait speed and DNA methylation to AI scans and clinical text, a major review maps how scientists…
Study identifies genetic marker associated with severe IBD
In the largest genetic study of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) traits to date, researchers have identified a genetic…
Australia’s diphtheria outbreak shows why boosters, antibiotics, and better housing all matter
A 131-case outbreak reveals how a vaccine-preventable disease regained a foothold in the Northern Territory, exposing the urgent…
Review uses evolutionary lens to examine modern human aging rates
A review article now published in “Nature Reviews Genetics” brings together evolutionary theory, comparative genomics and large-scale human…
NIH awards $1 million five-year grant to study the genetics of cataracts in children
Jennifer Rossen, MD, a pediatric ophthalmologist at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, recently received…
Uninherited parental genes leave lasting imprint on children’s lives
Our parents’ genes, even the ones we didn’t inherit, leave a measurable lasting imprint on our lives. An…
Large genetic study discovers new risk factors for spinal stenosis
An international research team has identified dozens of new genetic risk factors linked to lumbar spinal stenosis, a…